Operation "Big Lift" (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1963)

Description

The original release sheet reads: OPERATION "BIG LIFT" The greatest military maneuver in history begins in the dark of a Texas night as the first members of the Second Armored Division go aboard transports for the long flight to German bases. Day and night the airlift continues until more than 15,000 men are winged to Europe where they pick up heavy tanks and armor for maneuvers. Operation Air Lift concludeds without a hitch 63 hours later, 9 under schedule. The $20,000,000 experiment casts a long shadow into the future. THE AIRBORNE SOLDIER TRAINS IN TAIWAN On the other side of the world the flexibility of the airborne maneuvers is demonstrated as thousands of chutists take part in maneuvers on Taiwan. Both Chinese and American combat-ready men jump into the target area with a million pounds of equipment. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO A quarter of a century ago history recorded fifteen days of international crisis that forever shaped the destiny of man. There were riots in Sudetenland as pro-Hitler Germans backed his demand that this Czech territory and its people be returned to the Reich. At Munich, England and France allowed Hitler to take over. Appeasement didn't work. Less than a year later war raged in Europe. FOOTBALL WASHINGTON 19, STANFORD 11 The Washington Huskies play host to the Stanford Indians and immediately proceed to claw their guests. They start off with an 88-yard touchdown jaunt, set up two beautiful touchdown passes, recover their own onside kick and, in general, the theme of the day is: "Lo! the poor indian (Stanford Indian, that is.)

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library